Tag: New Cruise Ships

Ultimate Guide to the Top New Cruise Ships in 2018

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2018 looks to be a stellar year for new cruise ship deliveries. For the first time in a long time, almost all of the major cruise lines have new ships set to debut in the same year. Our list includes the world’s largest cruise ship, the first cruise ship using liquefied natural gas and others with many technological advancements and breakthrough design elements to excite even the most hardcore cruise fanatic. Symphony of the Seas (March 2018) Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean International 4th Oasis-Class Ship Home-Port: Miami, Florida Size: 230,000…

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Carnival Panorama Third Vista-Class Ship from Carnival

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Carnival Panorama

Carnival Cruise Line’s third Vista-Class ship will be named Carnival Panorama and is scheduled to enter service in November 2019. Carnival Panorama is the third in the line’s highly successful Vista-class series, which are all named to reflect the connection between the vessels and the sea and highlighted by stunning indoor/outdoor spaces that create a truly unique seagoing vacation experience. Carnival Panorama will join its sister ships – Carnival Vista, which entered service in 2016, and Carnival Horizon, set to debut April 2, 2018.  The three 3,954-passenger Vista-class ships are…

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Next Princess Cruises Ship to Be Named Sky Princess

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Sky Princess

Princess Cruises announced that the name for their next Royal-Class cruise ship will be Sky Princess. Currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Montfalcone, Italy, Sky Princess will join sister ships Royal Princess, Regal Princess and Majestic Princess. The 143,700 ton, 3,660-passenger vessel, due to arrive in October 2019, will feature an evolution of the successful design platform used for previous Royal-class ships. Sky Princess will include signature elements that have become synonymous with the brand’s best-in-class guest experience, and bring together the best features found on her Royal-class…

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Symphony of the Seas November Construction Photos

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Symphony of the Seas November Construction Photos

Symphony of the Seas November Construction Photos from the STX Shipyard in France show a lot of progress from last month. Highlights of the progress are the installation of the Splashaway Bay kids water park, the Rising Tide Bar, plus a lot of finishing details in Boardwalk, AquaTheater and Royal Promenade areas. Symphony of the Seas November Construction Photos Following her maiden voyage in March 2018, Symphony of the Seas will spend her inaugural summer season sailing to awe-inspiring destinations in the Mediterranean, visiting places such as Barcelona, Spain; Provence,…

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MSC Cruises Adds New Order for Two Seaside EVO Ships

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Seaside EVO

During the handover festivities for the launch of the brand new MSC Seaside, MSC Cruises and Fincantieri shipyard announced order for two additional cruise ships. The Seaside EVO ships will be larger than the MSC Seaside and will be a further evolution of the Seaside Class prototype. MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago said: Following the new agreement between MSC Cruises and Fincantieri, the initial slot reservation agreement to build a third Seaside Class ship to be delivered in 2021 has been replaced to instead build the first of two…

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